Overview

The Center for Digital Education’s (CDE) Education Experience Awards shine a spotlight on the boldest, most impactful digital innovations across education — honoring K-12 schools and districts and higher education institutions across the country that are redefining what it means to put students, faculty and the education community first.

Join us for a dynamic and insight-packed webcast featuring CDE Vice President Brian Cohen and Surveys and Awards Director Janet Grenslitt. They’ll break down the latest trends shaping the education experience and walk you step-by-step through the 2026 Education Experience Awards nomination process—so you can put your best work forward with confidence.

What You’ll Discover:

The vision, goals, and standout themes driving the 2026 program
A guided walkthrough of the nomination platform to simplify your submission
Insider tips to strengthen your entry and meet key deadlines

Whether you represent a school district or higher education institution, this session will equip you with everything you need to participate and compete.

This is your opportunity to gain fresh insights, elevate your work, and earn national recognition for advancing the government experience. Don’t miss it.

We look forward to having you join us!

Speakers

Rachel Eckert

Director of Market Intelligence Operations, e.Republic

Rachel is responsible for the Custom Research team and comes with over 15 years of experience conducting research and market intelligence on the public-sector market. She has helped a variety of technology and services firms understand what's driving technology and procurement in the market and how to target their business development efforts more effectively. Rachel graduated from Western Washington University with a Bachelor of Arts in International Business

Janet Granslitt

Surveys and Awards Director, Center for Digital Government

Janet Grenslitt is the Center for Digital Government’s director of Surveys and Awards. She manages the Center’s flagship surveys and awards programs for state and local government. Working with subject matter experts, she created the Digital Cities and Digital Counties surveys more than 15 years ago.
Prior to joining e.Republic, Janet managed programs for state and local government in Florida, North Carolina and California. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Duke University, with a certificate in Social Administration from Hull University in England, and her Master’s degree from University of California at Berkeley.

Webinar

Recognizing the Best in Education Experience with the 2026 EdX Awards